Name
urlencode — convert non-alphanumerics to URL encoded escape
sequences
Synopsis
string urlencode(url);
string url;
Description
Returns the string url but with the
following conversions:
- Letters and digits are left unchanged.
- Spaces are converted to "+"
characters.
- All other characters are converted to URL escape codes of the
form "%xx", where xx is the ASCII character
code in hexidecimal form.
This function is most commonly used for forming URLs with arbitrary
data, as shown in the example below.
Example 56. urlencode Example
// Create a hyperlink with encoded data
print("<a href=\" + translate("otherpage.rsp") + "?data="
+ htmlencode(urlencode(somedata)) + "\">Click Me!</a>");